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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1909

Page

7

City council hints at yard cleanups and power franchises

The regular semi monthly meeting will consider an unfinished yard cleanliness ordinance vital to public health. Also on agenda are Piedmont Power Company electric franchise for up to fifty years and extension of Atlanta and Augusta Construction trolley line rights with a three month start condition. Police push for near beer saloon hours. street committee to report paving near street car tracks on Ponce de Leon avenue amid rights disputes. Government stamp warnings accompany Clarke's Eyes bottle listings.

Health Board Council Aein Aqtom Piedmont Power Company Atlanta and Erotina Construction Company Thirdl Atlenta Auugusta

Gregory Called From Nicaragua Aboard Return steamer

Managua reports Gregory of the American delegation will depart on the next steamer to the United States to report on Nicaragua and the Emery claim. Washington moves note the dispute with Nicaragua with Secretary Knox to be briefed tomorrow. Espinoza cites no new military activity, and no official dispatches about naval actions between Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Managua Nicaragua John HA Gregory United States State Department Washington George D Emery Fter Senor Espiose Hhis Knox Kapinowa Zelaya Ellen Ambalvador Great America Ambassador de la Barra Nicayagua Salvador

Melmes Engagement Announces Julia Augusta to Prem

Mr and Mrs Edward S Melmes of Statebure reveal the engagement of their daughter Julia Augusta to Mr Prem of Macon. The wedding is planned for a future date.

Neel-Rabun Edward S Melmes Statebure Reve Julia Augusta Prem Macon

Vermin Extermination Claim Via Danusz Virus Pioneered in Paris

An obscure offer claims a new bacteriological preparation by Dr Denyse Stone Pastor in Paris to exterminate rats and mice. The text mentions SOT POISOS slant and a price of 176 dollars, with references to Abele NNT Idi AL COM and NY company listings, but lacks clear verifiable details.

Danusz Denyse Stone Paris Sot & Poisos

Third Death at Soldiers Home Dims Confederate Ranks

Captain Tharon B Thompson 84, Confederate veteran from Chattooga County Georgia, died at the Confederate Soldiers Home. He enlisted as a lieutenant in Company B First Georgia Volunteers and became captain after Fort Barancas. Admitted June 26 1908. Funeral plans awaiting word. he is the third Confederate veteran to die at the Home in days. The funerals of Private Bennett and D S Park preceded him. Thompson and Bennett lie side by side in the chapel awaiting burial at Westview Cemetery.

Tharon B Thompson Chattooga County Georgia Thompson First Georgia Volunteers Fort Barancas Harry Thompson Tallapoosa Gate D S Park D I. Bennett Bennett Harry G Poole Ovre Westview

Instant Relief From Catarrh by Eclipse Cure

Advertises Eclipse Catarrh Cure as instant relief for catarrh with a trial sample offer. Claims to clear air passages, stop offensive discharges, and permanently cure by reaching remote air passages. Includes patient testimonial from Mrs. E. A. Bryant and a demand for mail request of 25 cents for a trial kit and booklet.

E. A. Bryant Home

DULLNESS REIGNS IN STOCK MARKET

New York March 14 The stock market last week showed waiting for clearer future guidance with little action from professional traders. Activity fell to records of dullness not seen since before last year’s conventions as 7000 shares traded and concerns over tariff revisions kept investors cautious. Judicial rulings and regulatory actions barely moved shares while the labor outlook and wage cuts shape expectations for steel and coal industries amid anticipated mining and rail rate developments.

New York Denver Stock Exchange Dumesa The Washington Standard of Company of Indiana Acarcely Lacaltel States District Court Missouri Atlanta Gopher

Weather Turning Colder With Brisk Winds Across Regions

Forecasters predict a colder day with moderate to brisk winds from the north and northwest. Clouds will thin as the system weakens, leaving fair but chilly conditions. rain is reported in the south while Boston notes snow and generally higher than average temperatures elsewhere.

Alll Boston Huron

Clinchfield Coal Of Quality Promoted In Fragments

A collage of notes mentions Clinchfield the Coal of Quality as best for every use and a desire for baseball practice to resume as grounds dry. Also notes Mrs Stephen Fr. Johnson’s death in Americus and a report of immigration shifts and gold exports affecting the stock market.

Clinchfield

Husband Kills Wife's Lover in Hotel Room Tragedy

The article recounts a murder at a Fort Worth hotel where Meyer admitted wrecking his home with Morris. Meyer claims Morris urged him to shoot the wife’s lover in the heart and Morris complied. The motive centers on alleged marital relations and a written confession Meyer was coerced to sign. The narrative mentions Denison men and a tense confrontation in the hotel room.

Meyer Morris Wife Lexan Maren Urred Wocka Pesepall Vangelie Stirs Morris Meyer Wax Hotel Aus Ineriies Seyer Viever Ana Denison Lexan

Interstate Co Buys Machinery and Expands Plant

Interstate Printing Company chartered in Georgia to purchase $19 826 in machinery and move into the former Btock Candy factory at Alabama and South Pryor streets. The sale shows $1500 unpaid, with Robert L Campbell serving as manager since January and a board including F W Clarke, Rolfe Hunt, Edward Young Clarke, Homer L Hunt, and J T Willis transitioning to edit The Thomaston Times.

Inerstate Proting Company Btock Alabama South Pryor Georgia Robert L Campbell F W Clarke Rolfe Hunt Edward Young Clarke Homer L. Hunt Robert le Campbell J T Willis Thomaston Times Times Printing Company

Bacon's Attitude as to Water Power

Georgia Senator Bacon urges government aid only for water navigation and rejects government ownership of water power. He argues private capital should develop power and riparian owners retain water use without tribute. Debate centers on dam projects and the Sault Ste. Marie river water rights in the river and harbor survey bill.

Georgia Govent John Corrigan, Jr Washington South Wea Bacon Georgia Bankhead Alabama Smith Michigan Frye Maine Coosa Senate Atlantic and Great Western Canal United States Sault Stewart Thevernment

Cosmopolitan trio in Atlanta dress like Adam in back to nature creed

Three men named Henri Markt James King and Robert Brown described as travelers from Poland Atlanta and Germany arrive in the city seeking to preach a religion they call Adamism. They wear long hair and beards and simple tunics claiming garments are merely roots of the thing while police interference halts public preaching and street peddling. Their followers fund travel with occasional contributions as they roam from place to place spreading their doctrine of the first order of things.

Atlanta Henri Markt Poland James King Robert Brown Germany Adam Maddox Marks King Brown

Crushers Committees Meet in Atlanta March 22

Secretary Fielding Wallace of the Cotton Feed Crushers Association of Georgia calls the executive and ruled committees to meet in Atlanta on Monday March 22 to discuss Interstate association rules and propose changes. He urges written input from those with inspections, due by March 20, in Augusta. President W O McKenzie to set Georgia executive committee date and location for the state agreement meeting.

Fielding Wallace Cotton Feed Crushers Association of Georgia Atlanta Interstate Association Wallace Augusta Wo H McKenzie The Georgia Enseciation Georgia Executive Committee

Roosevelt View on Water Power Rights Sparks Senate Debate

Senator Bacon challenged President Roosevelt’s stance on government developed water power. He cited a message to Congress asserting federal rights to sell power from government dam projects, while opposing riparian owners’ claims. Bacon noted he supports navigability bills but views differ on government power. The Coosa River issue illustrated broader conflict.

Government water rights on private lands and dam impacts

A speaker argued that when the government develops water power on private property a dam is built, Congress will grant riparian owners the right to use water not needed to preserve navigability. The conclusion emphasized the balance between public works and private water use.

Congress

Ness and Rabon Engaged for April Wedding in Boston

Mr and Mrs John Cicero Ness of Heaton announce the engagement of their daughter Henrietta Eitenboth to Mr William Ivey Rabon of Agustina Flache. The wedding will take place April 18 at the Wirt Baptist church in Boston.

John Cicero Ness Heaton Henrietta Eitenboth William Ivey Rabon Agustina Flache Wirt Baptist Church Boston

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Clarke Gregory Central America DR. Bell Wright Brothers Alexander Graham Bell Beddeck Hell Douglas McCurdy Beil Brasa Ur Lake Bell McCurdy Tharon B. Thompson Enclipse Medicine and Manufacturing Company Atlanta, Ga R. Johnson Americus Americus Ge Stephen Fr. Johnson Johnson C B Haines Christian Scienos Church London Texas Interstate CO Rogers, Peet & Co Hart, Schaffner & Marx Daniel Bros. Co L. J. Daniel Peachtree Street Crushers Roosevelt Constitution Castoria Rignatare Otha Temcare
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